#thinkery

Education is what builds community

This was a thought from James Townsend, who works for the Church of England, about just how important education is…

10 years ago

Death of the Saturday Job

What did you learn from your Saturday Job? I used to pick potatoes for my uncle - which taught me…

10 years ago

School and Work

Following some table discussions, this thought emerged about the gap between school and work - and how learning and earning…

10 years ago

Work Experience

This was a comment by Jamie Dunn which resonated with me. Surely there are better ways to give young people…

10 years ago

Social Ties

I really enjoyed listening to George the Poet talk about social ties within the community he grew up - both…

10 years ago

Outbreak of Hope

Here's another thought emerging from a conversation at @dotcomrades - with reference to the vote for Independence in Scotland. I'm…

10 years ago

A Guide to British Weather

This is my understanding of British Weather. As an Irishman, I'm perfectly qualified to make such judgements...

10 years ago

CAST – Centre for the Acceleration of Social Technology

I'm big fans of Kieron Kirkland and Dan Such - both ex Nominet Trust - and their desire to see…

10 years ago

An Organic Teaching Routine

I met @urban_teacher recently and he asked me to apply a visual metaphor to his teaching routine. I'm not sure…

10 years ago

Planning Buckets for Scope

I created this image to go with Doug Belshaw's blogpost on "Setting an Agile School Rhythm" ...

10 years ago